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Does clinical response predict survival in patients without left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Does clinical response predict survival in patients without left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Even in the absence of echocardiographic reverse remodeling after CRT, clinical improvement strongly predicts long-term survival.
Left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) is strongly related to the long-term prognosis of patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to assess the long-term clinical outcome of patients without LVRR at six months after CRT implantation and to determine the prognostic impact of clinical response in this population. We analyzed 178 consecutive patients who underwent successful CRT device implantation (age 64±11 years; 69% male; 89% in New York Heart Association [NYHA] functional class III; 35% with ischemic cardiomyopathy). Clinical status and echocardiographic parameters were determined before and six months after CRT implantation. We identified those without criteria for LVRR (≥10% increase in left ventricular ejection fraction with ≥15% reduction in left ventricular end-systolic diameter compared to baseline). Clinical responders were defined by a sustained improvement of at least one NYHA functional class. At six-month assessment after CRT, 109 (61%) patients showed LVRR. During a mean follow-up of 56±21 months, 47 (26%) patients died, with higher mortality in the group without LVRR (36% vs. 20%, p=0.023). Clinical response was greater in patients with LVRR (88% vs. 55%, p<0.001). In patients without LVRR, clinical response to CRT was the strongest independent predictor of survival (hazard ratio: 0.120; 95% confidence interval: 0.039-0.366; p<0.001). Although patients without LVRR six months after CRT implantation had a worse prognosis, with higher all-cause mortality, clinical response can be an independent predictor of survival in this population. A remodelagem reversa do ventrículo esquerdo (RRVE) tem sido fortemente relacionada com o prognóstico em longo prazo de doentes submetidos à terapia de ressincronização cardíaca (TRC). O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o desfecho clínico a longo prazo de doentes sem RRVE aos seis meses após a implantação de TRC e definir o impacto prognóstico da resposta clínica nessa população. Foram analisados 178 doentes submetidos à implantação de TRC (64 ± 11 anos, 69% do sexo masculino, 89% da classe funcional III da New York Heart Association (NYHA), 35% com cardiomiopatia isquémica). O estadio clínico e a avaliação ecocardiográfica foram feitos antes e após seis meses de TRC. Foram identificados aqueles que não tinham critérios de RRVE (aumento ≥ 10% na fração de ejeção com uma redução de ≥ 15% na dimensão sistólica do ventrículo esquerdo). Os respondedores clínicos foram definidos por uma melhoria sustentada de pelo menos uma classe funcional NYHA. Aos seis meses de avaliação após TRC, 109 (61%) doentes apresentaram RRVE. Durante um seguimento médio de 56 ± 21 meses, 47 (26%) doentes morreram, com maior mortalidade no grupo sem RRVE (36% versus 20%, p = 0,023). A resposta clínica foi maior no grupo de doentes com RRVE (88% versus 55%, p < 0,001). Em doentes sem RRVE, a resposta clínica à TRC foi o maior preditor independente de sobrevida (hazard ratio: 0,120; IC95%: 0,039-0,366; p < 0,001). Embora doentes sem RRVE seis meses após a implantação da TRC apresentem um pior prognóstico com maior taxa de mortalidade por todas as causas, a resposta clínica pode ser um preditor independente de sobrevida nessa população.
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